pnp_register_protocol(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸŽ€ pnp_register_protocol(9) πŸŽ€

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's a little one but she's important. we're talking about pnp_register_protocol, bestie β€” the function that adds a pnp protocol to the pnp layer. yes that's the whole vibe. πŸ’…


✨ NAME ✨

pnp_register_protocol β€” adds a pnp protocol to the pnp layer 🫢


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int pnp_register_protocol (struct pnp_protocol *protocol );

like, that's it. that's the whole signature. she's returning an int and taking one pointer, and she's gonna slay doing it πŸ”₯


πŸ’– ARGUMENTS πŸ’–

  • protocol β€” pointer to the corresponding pnp_protocol structure. literally just hand her the pointer to the struct she's supposed to care about, that's the whole job πŸŽ€

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so what does it actually do? it registers a pnp protocol into the pnp layer. that's the tea. β˜•

the page also throws in some ex protocols to give you the vibe check β€” ex protocols are ISAPNP, PNPBIOS, etc. so like, those kinds of things, iykyk ✨


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

  • Kernel file ./drivers/pnp/core.c β€” go read it, it's giving main character energy, no cap πŸ’œ

ngl this page is short but that's the point β€” one argument, one struct pointer, one job. don't overthink it bestie 🌈

and that's a wrap, bestie πŸ’– this little gem came from the source directory ./drivers/pnp, dated October 2026, and it lives in the Kernel API Manual. periodt. πŸŽ€βœ¨

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